Vacation home is a good idea. I've gone back and forth on that idea, only because our family has two vacation homes already which I'm able to use which doesn't cost me anything. I've even asked to buy one from my folks, but they just tell me to use it for nothing instead ... which we've been doing this summer.

Our taxes are really high, AMT kills us each year, which is why I posted this question. I just wasn't sure if there was something obvious that I was missing that I should be doing.